Stanley Tucci As Steven DeMarco
There was no actor more fitting to play Steven DeMarco than the Italian prodigy, Stanley Tucci. DeMarco appeared on Miami Vice’s third season, in an episode called “Baby Blues”. DeMarco was the adoptive father of two Colombian children from lawyer Howard Famiglia.
Although he had a short and sweet role in the show, Tucci managed to show his acting abilities and eventually went on to become one of the most recognized actors in Hollywood.
Dennis Farina As Albert Lombard
It's hard to believe that Albert "Al" Lombard, a crime boss who owns much of Miami's underground gambling world, was actually played by Dennis Farina, an actor who used to be a real-life cop for almost two decades. Lombard is your classic rags-to-riches crime lord story and had a similar story to that of Al Pacino's Tony Montana in Scarface.
The crime boss lasted for two of the last episodes in Miami Vice’s first season and was presumed to be dead after being shot by Federico Librizzi. Lombard eventually made a surprising comeback during season five in the episode "World of Trouble", but ended up dying for good towards the end of it.
Dennis Farina– After the show
Before Miami Vice, Dennis Farina was an actual police officer. He served three years in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era and 18 years in the Chicago Police Department's burglary division from 1967 to 1985. After the show, he appeared in many successful films such as Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. Ironically, he preferred portraying various criminals and mobsters throughout the years.
Dennis Farina was also the host and narrator of the popular true-crime show Unsolved Mysteries on Spike TV. He had an interesting fascination with crime and the law throughout life, which led to many of his iconic roles. The actor died in mid-2013 due to lung cancer. His last significant television role was in HBO's Luck, in 2012.
Stanley Tucci– After the show
It's easy to recognize Stanley Tucci due to his unique look and great acting. The actor has won three Emmy Awards for incredible performances in 1998's Winchell, the TV show Monk, and his web series Park Bench with Steve Buscemi. Tucci tends to appear in at least three films every year, and usually finds his way into high budget productions such as The Hunger Games series, 2017's Beauty and the Beast, and Michael Bay's Transformers franchise.
The actor is also co-owner of the Finch Tavern restaurant in Croton Falls, New York. He's an avid cook, and released two cookbooks called 'The Tucci Cookbook' and 'The Tucci Table: Cooking With Family and Friends'. Tucci really made a great and varied career for himself after his role in Miami Vice.
Bruce McGill As Hank Wheldon
Retired Metro-Dade officer Henry "Hank" Weldon started out as a cop but found himself promoted to detective after helping incarcerated the drug trafficker, Tony Arcaro. He appeared in the episode "Out Where the Buses Don't Run", that premiered on October 18, 1985, during the second season of the show.
Hank Wheldon was quite brash, aggressive and hot-headed, which is why he was perfectly cast when Bruce McGill was chosen for the role. The actor seems to have a knack for burly and offensive characters and left quite an impression on us long after his short role had ended.